Donald Trump asks New York’s high court to intervene in fight over gag order in hush money trial
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump is seeking to have New York’s highest court intervene in his fight over a gag order that has seen him fined $10,000 and threatened with jail for violating a ban on commenting about witnesses, jurors and others connected to his hush money criminal trial. The former president’s lawyers filed […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s attorneys started grilling prosecutors’ star witness in his hush money trial Tuesday, portraying former attorney Michael Cohen as a media-obsessed liar who’s determined to see the former president behind bars. Cohen endured intense questioning by defense attorney Todd Blanche after providing pivotal testimony tying the presumptive Republican presidential nominee […]
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is cashing in on Donald Trump’s hush-money trial in New York just hours after appearing alongside the former president as he entered the Manhattan courthouse for the fifth week of his first criminal trial. Shortly after making remarks outside the courthouse, during which Johnson decried the charges as being politically motivated […]
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Since Donald Trump was held in contempt for his 10th gag order violation last week, Manhattan prosecutors haven’t alleged that any other statements by the former president have violated it. But Republican politicians who support Trump have made statements that would violate the court order had the defendant made them himself. And though the order makes Trump liable for certain third-party statements, it’s far from clear that he’ll get in trouble for these. There are both legal and practical...
Former President Donald Trump may have violated his gag order Monday when he spoke to reporters outside his criminal hush money trial, according a political analyst. Washington Post reporter Aaron Blake raised concerns about Trump's statement regarding Robert Costello, the defense witness whose questionable courtroom antics saw Justice Juan Merchan clear the courtroom so he could chastise him. "You saw what happened to a highly respected lawyer today, Bob Costello," Trump told reporters in...
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Despite New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan explicitly warning Donald Trump last week that any future violations of his gag order could result in jail time, the ex-president appears to have done so directly on Thursday."A lead person from the DOJ is running the trial," Trump claimed, obviously referring to prosecutor Matthew Colangelo, as Law & Crime reports."So Biden's office is running this trial. This trial is a scam and it's a sham and it shouldn't happen," Trump told reporters...
New York Judge Juan Merchan on Thursday denied the attempt to toss out the trial following two days of testimony from adult film star Stormy Daniels.
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Donald Trump's lawyers asked the judge overseeing his criminal hush money trial on Monday to dismiss the case before it reaches the jury, arguing the testimony of star witness Michael Cohen was not credible given his criminal record and history of lying. Justice Juan Merchan did not immediately rule on the request, which is routine in criminal trials and rarely granted. "You said that his lies are irrefutable, but do you think he's going to fool 12 New Yorkers?" Merchan...